Introduction to Waves

disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another

• Wavelength

• Energy

• Wave

• Compression

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number of wavelengths that pass by a point each second

• Rarefaction

• Wave

• Compression

• Frequency

Sound

• can not be heard in space

• is a longitudinal wave

• is slower than light

• all of the above

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The following diagram shows

• transverse wave

• light wave

• sound wave

• electromagnetic wave

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The highest point on a wave is:

• the crest

• the trough

• the top

• the coast

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Which letter(s) represent the trough of the wave?

• A

• B & D

• D

• C & G

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What kind of wave is pictured below?

• compressional wave

• transverse wave

• sound wave

• mechanical wave

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What is the name for the highest point on the wave?

• trough

• wavelength

• crest

• amplitude

What word describes the distance between 2 crests or 2 troughs?

• amplitude

• energy

• resting point

• wavelength

What is the height of the wave called? 

• amplitude

• wavelength

• crest

• trough

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